Pneumatic tire.



W. M. HARLEY. PNEUM'A'HG TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.14, 1908.

Patented Feb. 15,1910.

'15 Pi'QVided"with a vprotecting tread, whichf minimizes. the danger of the inner tubefis becoming deflated as a result. of puncture.

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clear, and exactdescription, reference being .had to the acco the object of my invention bein-g to 'co'n-- "i structa simple, inexpensive tire, wherein ment 0t parts'hreinafter described claimed, and sho'wn'in the accompanylngdrawings,

outer tube fit on the metaltire of the rim rigi ly' held in position by rings 10, which -.-resident of: St. Loui s, 'Missouri, have invented: certain newand useful Improve-- v.m'xproved construction; the same being. applied .to the-rimof a whe l; Fig.2 isan enlarged cross section taken approximately on the line 2-2-0f I section and formedbhrubber or analogous material, in. which is embedded sections 2 of said ' material is fitted onto the metal band 9, and

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v Be it known that I, a subject of the King of Great Br1ta1n,and

ments' in Pneumatic Tires,' o.=f which the following-is-a specification contalning 'a full,

a part hereof.

panyingdrawings, forming My invention relates, to a pneumatic-tire,

the inflatable inner tube may be readily in 'serted .or removed, andthe outer tubeis To the above purposes, my invention con- SlStS incertal'n novel. features and arrangein which I Figure 1 is a .sideelevation'of a tire of my i zfl. In the-constructionbf my improved the,

the outer tube is made up of a pair of-m'ating sections v1,which-are semi-circular in cross fabric; and formed integral with the meeting edges of. these matin parts of the outer tube. areflanges 3 an 4. The pair of flanges 3 which are on. the inside of the 5 of the Wheel, and en aging over these flanges'B are retainin rings 6, which en-. gage the metal tire. ap died to the rim 5, and passing through the anges 3 and through rings 6 are bolts8. Fitted onto. the tread portion of the outer tube and on the flan es 4 is a metal band't), the same'being engage the'side edges of-said band, and said rlngs engaging the flanges 4, .and being rigidly connected to the outer tube by means of bolts 11. A band 12 of leather or analogous passing through said band are rivets .13, the heads 14; of which lie fiat upon the 1eatherband.'12, and thus forms a tread surface which is both-'wear'resisting and non-. slilppingl while" in use, An. inflatable inner. tn

e 15 ispositioned within the 'outertube,

said. inner tube bein usual inflating valve, gnot shown)-'.-1 o

A tire of my improved construction is Specification of'reai rafna Patented'Eeb;15,1910.- 4 'nppucmpna ed ociobma'ieoa Serial No. 457,596. a

provided with th e simple, strong and. durable, is practically ...p proof agamstI-Puncture, ow ngtoy the arrangement of thef armor, comprising the metal and leather bands arranged on--the tread ortion-of the outer tube, and when desire, the-inner tube:- may be readilyre- -moved-andjdeplaced by removing the nuts. I T from thebolts-8 an 11,. which action per-Q -mits 'the rings- 6'and 10on one side of the-2 tireand one-half of the outer tube to be readily removed.

- Thus it will be seen how I have produced a tire wherein the inner tubeis readilyae; ,ces'Sible, and which tire possesses superior advantages in oint of simplicity, durability,

-..andgeneral e ciency,

I claim; A pneumatlc tire, co prising-f an outer tube madeinmating parts, eae 'of which parts is semi-circular'in cross-section and provided with vertical abutting faces at their inner and outer margins, and lateral, outwardly projecting, integral flan es at their inner and outer margins, an in atable inner" tube positioned between the mating parts of the outer tube, separable retaining rings applied to the inner pair of flanges ofv the outer tube "engaging and detachably= secured tothemetal tire 'ofthe wheel, means for dejadlably securing said rings to said flanges and tire, a'metal band applied to the tread portionof the outer tube, separable retaining "rings engaging said metal band and the outer flanges of the outer-tube,-

means 'for detachably securing said rings to said metal band and outer fianges,'a flexible tread band applied to the outer surface-0f.

themetal band and means for securing the flexible tread to the metallic band.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses WILLIAM Witnesses:

M. PiSMITH, V E. L. WALLACE.

-M HARLEY, 

